Exploring gait automaticity and prefrontal brain activity during single and dual-task walking in aging and Parkinson’s disease
In PD, loss of gait automaticity is linked to increased prefrontal activity, suggesting compensatory mechanisms. In OA, prefrontal activity during walking seems to be primarily age-related.
Authors
- Lucian Bezuidenhout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1051-4991)
- Daniel S. Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4639-6544)
- Franziska Albrecht
- Alexander Kvist
- Erika Franzén
- David Moulaee Conradsson
- Urban Ekman
- Hanna Johansson
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-025-01864-w
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00